Gerunds As Subjects Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Gerunds As Subjects – Quiz 2
1. What type of gerund is in the following sentence?I hate losing games.
A) Object of the preposition.
B) Predicate Nominative.
C) Subject.
D) Direct Object.
2. I LIKE _____ ICE-CREAM.
A) EATING .
B) EAT.
C) ATE.
D) None of above.
3. A gerund phrase functions as a.
A) Verb.
B) Preposition.
C) Noun.
D) Adjective.
4. What type of gerund is in the following sentence? Playing the violin helps me relax.
A) Subject.
B) Predicate Nominative.
C) Object of the preposition.
D) Direct Object.
5. Which of the following is an example of using a gerund as a subject?.
A) Running is good for your health.
B) To run is good for your health.
C) Running can be good for your health.
D) It is good for your health to run.
6. Francisco enjoys _____ more than spending time with his girlfriend Diana.
A) Swimming.
B) To swim.
C) Swim.
D) None of above.
7. His dream is traveling the world.
A) Object.
B) Verb.
C) Subject.
D) None of above.
8. MELISSA LOVES _____ (TRAVEL) A LOT. (USE THE INFINITIVE FORM).
A) TRAVELING.
B) TO TRAVEL.
9. I enjoy _____ about science.
A) Reading.
B) To read.
C) To read or reading.
D) None of above.
10. _____ water is important.
A) Saving.
B) Save.
C) Saved.
D) None of above.
11. Where do we place the "gerund" when it's working as an object of preposition?.
A) Before the subject.
B) After the verb be.
C) After the subject.
D) After a preposition.
12. I DIDN'T MIND _____ WITH HIM.
A) STUDYING.
B) STUDIES.
13. Our teacher is very good at (a) problems. Maybe she should think about (b) careers to become a guidance counselor.
A) Making.
B) Learning.
C) A solving.
14. Choose the correct gerund to complete the sentence _____ is my sister's favorite hobby. She has a great voice.
A) Sing.
B) Sang.
C) Singer.
D) Singing.
15. Do you want to have a high-paying job?.
A) You may want to look into being a financial analyst, a doctor, or a stockbroker. .
B) Choose a job that you can keep for your whole life. You could be a federal judge, a public school teacher, or a university professor.
C) Be something that will allow you to explore other places and other cultures, like an environmentalist or a tour guide.
D) None of above.
16. Choose the correct gerund to complete the sentence _____ is fun. I love making dinner for my friend.
A) Cook.
B) Cooked.
C) Cooks.
D) Cooking.
17. Choose the correct sentence with the gerunds as a subject.
A) Writing a poem was harder than he expected.
B) Writing a poem were harder than he expected.
C) Wrote a poem was harder than he expected.
D) None of above.
18. Choose the correct gerund to complete the sentence _____ is not allowed during the exam.
A) Talking .
B) Talked.
C) Talk.
D) None of above.
19. In the sentence 'Playing soccer is his favorite sport', what is the subject?.
A) Soccer.
B) His.
C) Favorite.
D) Playing.
20. Choose the correct sentence with the gerunds as a subject.
A) Sleeping is an activity that all animals do.
B) Sleeps is an activity that all animals do.
C) Sleeping are activities that all animals do.
D) None of above.
21. Which of the following sentences uses 'it' with an infinitive correctly?.
A) It is necessary to sleep enough.
B) Enough to sleep is necessary it.
C) To enough sleep is necessary it.
D) It is necessary to enough sleep.
22. Does Olivia enjoy getting up early?.
A) SUBJECT.
B) OBJECT.
23. Gerunds will only ever function as a verb.
A) False.
B) True.
24. I love going to the movies.
A) Gerund as subject.
B) Gerund as object.
25. Running is good for your health.
A) Subject.
B) Object.
C) Verb.
D) None of above.